Irish Kielbasa Chowder

Realtor by day, Chef by night's Note:

This yummy chowder will really fill your family up! Serve it with a big loaf of bread and you'll be in heaven!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 lb kielbasa , sliced 1/8-inch thick
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 4 russet potatoes , peeled and chopped
• 2 cups water
• salt and pepper
• 1 small cabbage , shredded
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese , shredded

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and kielbasa and brown them well, turning often.
2. Add the next three ingredients to the cooking pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for for 20 minutes.
3. Add cabbage and cook for 10 minutes or until tender.
4. Whisk the flour and milk together and add to to soup; simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often.
5. Add cheese and cook, stirring until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.

Reviews

[Brooke the Cook in WI]

What a fund St Patrick's day soup! Very hearty, very flavorful and full of good-for-you veggies too! Serving amount is way off, I'd say at least serves 8 - we ate 4 bowls and I have a medium tupperware bowl full to the brim for lunches. I ran to the end of my milk so had to sub additional water in its place, the soup was still very creamy and had plenty of flavor. Oh, I also added 1c cubed reduced fat velveeta in place of the cheddar.

[Delenn]

This was pretty good. Cheap and easy. I think that if I do this again I am going to use chicken broth and possibly brown the onions. I found it kind of bland.

[Kittencalskitchen]

absolutely wonderful! I did do some amount adjustments and added in a heaping tablespoonful of crushed chili flakes and used chicken broth in place of water, seasoned with seasoned slat and lots of fresh ground black pepper, this was made for KK's Chef's Pick forum game, thank you Sherri